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Mud, Sweat and Tears
by Bear Grylls
This book was truly inspiring and way more fascinating than what I had expected. Although Bear describes his early life (well, actually, he even starts way before that) whilst I wanted to read a bit more about his TV work (on which he touched in a few chapters, but not as broadly as I would have liked) I actually really enjoyed his crazy stories from his youth. How he kicked a mass murderer in the balls made me chuckle. The SAS selection seemed absolutely brutal. The recovery from a broken back in 3 places sounded like a nightmare, but the absolute peak (pun intended) was his story of reaching Mount Everest. That was truly breathtaking read. Everyone should pick up this book just because of this story. I knew a little about Everest, but as it turned out, I knew even less. It is a motivating and inspiring tale of extraordinary people doing extraordinary things. With death lurking around every corner.
I had no idea Bear is such a talented storyteller. To spread just some of his adventures across 400 pages and keep the reader entertained is incredible. And there is a plethora of things he didn't even touch upon. The things I would certainly like to read about, too.
I had no idea Bear is such a talented storyteller. To spread just some of his adventures across 400 pages and keep the reader entertained is incredible. And there is a plethora of things he didn't even touch upon. The things I would certainly like to read about, too.